Department or Program
Environmental Studies
Abstract
This thesis explores the pairing of Rwanda’s unique human history and rare mountain gorilla population, through analyzing the ways in which the development of the gorilla tourism industry has impacted peacebuilding in Rwanda. With an introduction to a positive peace paradigm in chapter one, the framework and foundation of the thesis is set. The selected paradigm splits the remainder of the thesis into three major sections – environmental consequences, social consequences, and economic consequences. Each of these chapters investigate the ways in which the gorilla tourism industry has impacted peacebuilding within the environmental, social, and economic spheres of Rwanda. Through exploration of these three facets, this thesis works to evaluate the negative and positive consequences, which inevitably influence the viability of positive peace in Rwanda. Through thorough investigation it becomes apparent that the gorilla tourism has contributed in numerous ways to the presence of peace, while also creating unforeseen tensions.
Level of Access
Restricted: Campus/Bates Community Only Access
Date of Graduation
5-2016
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Recommended Citation
Jessup, Clara Powell, "Effects of the Gorilla Tourism Industry on Peacebuilding in Rwanda: An Evaluation of Environmental, Social, and Economic Impacts through a Multifaceted Positive Peace Paradigm" (2016). Standard Theses. 119.
https://scarab.bates.edu/envr_studies_theses/119
Number of Pages
87
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